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All results from a given calculation for CH(CN)3 (tricyanomethane)

using model chemistry: CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-316.408468
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-315.374939
Nuclear repulsion energy210.783945
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3078 3078 7.65      
2 A1 2341 2341 0.63      
3 A1 839 839 7.08      
4 A1 569 569 0.26      
5 A1 164 164 23.83      
6 A2 337 337 0.00      
7 E 2341 2341 5.62      
7 E 2341 2341 5.62      
8 E 1291 1291 5.17      
8 E 1291 1291 5.17      
9 E 1042 1042 17.53      
9 E 1042 1042 17.53      
10 E 568 568 0.01      
10 E 568 568 0.01      
11 E 339 339 0.40      
11 E 339 339 0.40      
12 E 130 130 7.59      
12 E 130 130 7.59      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9375.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9375.0 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.09353 0.09353 0.04927

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.517
H2 0.000 0.000 1.621
C3 0.000 1.416 0.060
C4 1.226 -0.708 0.060
C5 -1.226 -0.708 0.060
N6 0.000 2.535 -0.276
N7 2.195 -1.268 -0.276
N8 -2.195 -1.268 -0.276

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.10441.48801.48801.48802.65612.65612.6561
H21.10442.10782.10782.10783.16633.16633.1663
C31.48802.10782.45292.45291.16823.48363.4836
C41.48802.10782.45292.45293.48361.16823.4836
C51.48802.10782.45292.45293.48363.48361.1682
N62.65613.16631.16823.48363.48364.39094.3909
N72.65613.16633.48361.16823.48364.39094.3909
N82.65613.16633.48363.48361.16824.39094.3909

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.831 C1 C4 N7 178.831
C1 C5 N8 178.831 H2 C1 C3 107.877
H2 C1 C4 107.877 H2 C1 C5 107.877
C3 C1 C4 111.018 C3 C1 C5 111.018
C4 C1 C5 111.018
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability